History of a street · 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Rue Deschampheleer

In Dutch: Deschampheleerstraat

Rue Deschampheleer, in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, has 18 buildings on the Atlas map, for 20 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 94% of its buildings appear in that period.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18791
  • 1880 – 191317
  • 1914 – 19440
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

No building in the street is dated by the heritage inventory: the years are estimates by district.

Today's buildings, grouped by the period when the Atlas map first shows building on their plot. Approximate reconstruction.

Where its name comes from

Kind of name
Commemorative name
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Local notables

Le nom de cette rue rappelle la famille Deschampheleer, famille qui possédait de nombreuses parcelles et dont un des membres fût échevin de Koekelberg en 1866. Négociant en denrées coloniales.La rue s'appelait initialement rue de l'Empereur. Elle est débaptisée après la Première Guerre mondiale. (remark in French, as published)

Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.